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ACER UPDATE Masters takes part in 2020 Summit ACER’s chief executive Professor Geoff Masters took part in the 2020 Summit in Canberra earlier this month. He was part of the Summit’s early childhood and school education sub-stream. It identified the need for more seamless, national approaches to our most pressing educational challenges – including a greater focus on development in early childhood and on the needs of Indigenous students and students living in remote and disadvantaged areas of Australia. A question posed at the Summit was: What would it take for Australia to develop the best education system in the world? Many ideas were proposed, but there was general agreement that keys included addressing the needs of disadvantaged and low-achieving students; ensuring that every child has access to an excellent teacher; investing more in education and training; and encouraging local partnerships between schools, businesses, parents and their communities. Assessment tool for the hospitality industry ACER Press has been selected, from a number of submissions, to provide advice and supply an assessment tool, the Work Personality Index, which will be used for the recruitment of a range of positions in the Hospitality industry. Organised through the peak industry body, the Restaurant & Catering Association (RCA), the proposal has been given federal government approval and funding. The hospitality sector is one of the largest employers of people in Australia and it is anticipated, by the RCA, that approximately 1,000 businesses a year will be using the tool to help with the selection of staff. Work has begun on developing a Hospitality Profile template, which is the first stage of this project. « Back to eNews
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Masters takes part in 2020 Summit

ACER’s chief executive Professor Geoff Masters took part in the 2020 Summit in Canberra earlier this month. He was part of the Summit’s early childhood and school education sub-stream. It identified the need for more seamless, national approaches to our most pressing educational challenges – including a greater focus on development in early childhood and on the needs of Indigenous students and students living in remote and disadvantaged areas of Australia.

A question posed at the Summit was: What would it take for Australia to develop the best education system in the world? Many ideas were proposed, but there was general agreement that keys included addressing the needs of disadvantaged and low-achieving students; ensuring that every child has access to an excellent teacher; investing more in education and training; and encouraging local partnerships between schools, businesses, parents and their communities.

Assessment tool for the hospitality industry

ACER Press has been selected, from a number of submissions, to provide advice and supply an assessment tool, the Work Personality Index, which will be used for the recruitment of a range of positions in the Hospitality industry. Organised through the peak industry body, the Restaurant & Catering Association (RCA), the proposal has been given federal government approval and funding. The hospitality sector is one of the largest employers of people in Australia and it is anticipated, by the RCA, that approximately 1,000 businesses a year will be using the tool to help with the selection of staff. Work has begun on developing a Hospitality Profile template, which is the first stage of this project.

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Masters takes part in 2020 Summit

Assessment tool for the hospitality industry